Before the start of the NFL free agency period, we’re going to look at various positions on the San Francisco 49ers’ roster to determine a few things. The first is whether or not the position improved from 2016 to 2017. The second is to see if free agency is a viable option to improve the position — if it’s even needed.
Season in review
Here’s a look at the way the position changed from 2016 to 2017:
2016 Week 17: Zane Beadles, Alex Balducci, Daniel Kilgore (IR), Marcus Martin (IR)
2017 Week 1: Daniel Kilgore, Zane Beadles, Erik Magnuson
Current: Daniel Kilgore, Zane Beadles
Free agents: Tim Barnes
We are going through each position, and while the center position changed this week, it may not necessarily have changed that drastically.